Michelle Gagliardi
Home-based child care in Branford, CT · Licensed for 6 children, plus 3 school-age · Ages 6 weeks to 12 years
Listed on 211 Child Care as “Honey Bee Hollow Family Childcare”
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Connecticut doesn’t publish programs’ openings. Call to ask.
Listed prices on 211 Child Care: infant $1,083 a month, toddler $1,083 a month, preschool $1,083 a month.
State inspection visits: 4 visits since January 2024, most recently Oct 8, 2026.
Openings
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What parents were told when they called
- Infant: told there’s a spot (1 parent, Nov 2026)
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Prices
From 211 Child Care, read Nov 2, 2026For the schedule: Mon–Fri 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Ages Per week Per day Infant (0–17 months) $250 $65 Toddler/Preschool (18–71 months) $250 $65
Prices as the program lists them on 211 Child Care, which doesn’t say when they were last updated. Ask about registration fees, deposits and sibling discounts. See the listing
Hours
- Mon–Fri7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Open in summer
From the program’s license record with the state.
What parents told us
- Waitlist fee: none (1 parent, Nov 2026)
From anonymous reports by parents who contacted this program, not from the program or the state. A fee can come from one parent; a price appears once 2 or more report it. Ask the program to be sure. How this works
State inspections and investigations
Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood inspects licensed programs, mostly without notice, and investigates complaints and incidents. These are its records for the last three years. The rules it cited and its outcomes are in its own words.
Inspections
- Oct 8, 2026Unannounced inspection3 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Pets
- Handwashing
- Diaper Changing: Frequent/Sanitary/Hand Washing/Waste Disposal
- Dec 3, 2025Unannounced inspection5 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Clean/Sanitary Environment
- Freedom of Hazards
- Child Health Record
- Immunizations
- Medical Statement
- Dec 13, 2024Unannounced inspectionNo rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Closed No Violations”
- Jan 5, 2024Unannounced inspection1 rule cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Background Check
Investigations
- May 23, 2025Complaint investigationClosed Jun 9, 2025 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 1 rule cited
- Child Health Record
A corrective action plan is the program’s written plan to fix what the state found. 211 Child Care shows the state’s full history for this program. See it on 211 Child Care
First licensed Jan 31, 2018. Current license from Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2030.
Reviews and references
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Program details
- Schedule options
- Open in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- English
- Experience with special needs
- Social/Emotional/Behavior Concerns · Autism Spectrum Disorders · Health Impairment
From Connecticut child care licensing records (Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, on data.ct.gov) and 211 Child Care (United Way of Connecticut), retrieved Nov 2, 2026. Prices, ages and other details come from programs’ listings on 211 Child Care, which programs keep up themselves; neither 211 nor the state verifies them. Always confirm details with the program. The details on this page last changed Nov 2, 2026.